Roads widened in Prayagraj for Kumbh: UP minister

Uttar Pradesh City Improvement Minister Suresh Khanna on Sunday mentioned that the look of Prayagraj has been modified for the Kumbh Mela.

Suresh Kumar Khanna at India As we speak’s ‘Sangam – Confluence of Minds’ in Lucknow.

Uttar Pradesh City Improvement Minister Suresh Khanna on Sunday mentioned that the look of Prayagraj has been modified for the Kumbh Mela. Suresh Khanna mentioned that in view of the safety of the pilgrims, the roads in Prayagraj have been widened.

For the Kumbh, 1,400 CCTV cameras have been organized. Final time the Kumbh didn’t have parking services. This yr, now we have constructed 94 parking heaps for about 5 lakh automobiles at a time. There’s a facility of 500 e-rickshaws contained in the truthful, which is not going to trigger issues to the devotees, Suresh Khanna mentioned.

Suresh Khanna was addressing a gathering at India As we speak’s ‘Sangam – Confluence of Minds’ in Lucknow. Prime Minister Modi has particularly taken an curiosity in preparation for Aquarius preparations. All preparations for safety have been made, he mentioned.

At one other session, Director Normal of Police (DGP) OP Singh had mentioned that the safety forces deployed on the sangam might not enable the pilgrims to wash for greater than 41 seconds to keep away from any possibilities of a stampede. If extra time is allowed on the confluence, the chance of a stampede might enhance, DGP OP Singh mentioned.